a bit too much spam in the Frontroom ?

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 06-04-2005, 23:16

Drisos was not contributing in a helpful manner when he made tons of extremely pointless polls that were all pure spam. I stand by banning Drisos if he continues, maybe only for a week at first, but if it continues he should be banned permanently.

**Quietus** · 06-05-2005, 00:01

Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin

Drisos was not contributing in a helpful manner when he made tons of extremely pointless polls that were all pure spam. I stand by banning Drisos if he continues, maybe only for a week at first, but if it continues he should be banned permanently.

Two polls aren't 'tons'?

Pantsless Poll (5-30-05)
Pointless Poll (6-02-05) (He forgot to put the actual poll option on the first and same one). If you wish, you can list all these polls you're talking about including the date it was originally posted.

Secondly, there are rules in place. I don't know exactly how much warnings it will take to ban (and there two already banned for other reasons: Bizzie and Mikeus).

It was Prince Lairadus Konivaich who dug all the old posts yesterday not drisos.

As I've said, the guy, PLK, got excited somehow, but he's not a regular poster in the frontroom.

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 06-05-2005, 01:50

PLK is not a guy...

I may have been mistaken, I thought some of the polls were made by Drisos that were not, sorry.

**Quietus** · 06-05-2005, 08:09

Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin

PLK is not a guy...

I may have been mistaken, I thought some of the polls were made by Drisos that were not, sorry.

Honest mistake, just like Princess Lairadus Konivaich's spam posts....(you are absolutely sure of this right?)

**Shambles** · 06-05-2005, 11:19

Calling Out individuals Is never A good idea,
Naming names in public is worse.
Im shure The Mods can do there job and once you tell Them WHERE the problem is not WHO
They can figure it out from them selfs,

Now drisios is a nice guy,
And Im not Thrilled at the way some of you are singeling him out,

And to add insult to injury, Some of you are just Guessing that he is to blame,

then Its "Oh Sorry I thought He had made more polls"
Well you took the time To drag his name through the mud,
So why dont you take the Time to check your facts.

Please Try to Make shure of your facts befor you start Slandering people,
AND even Better,
Just dont go around naming names in public,

"I dont know how ive managed not to erupt here, But I guess thats all I need to say"

ShambleS

**Drisos** · 06-05-2005, 11:24

Thanks shambles. I'm glad that there are still people who support me. Seeing this thread was a great disappointment for me. I have always tried to behave nice and helpful here, and never intended any harm in any of my posts.

Also thanks to R'as, Quietus, 2ddragon and Ser clegane.

**Ser Clegane** · 06-05-2005, 11:39

I second that - good points Shambles.

The issue is being handled and I am sure that what happened in the Frontroom was only a temporary "spamming peak".
Some spamming and good fun threads will always be part of the Frontroom - as much as heated discussions will always be part of the Backroom. Problems start to arise when things get out of hand and normal threads/discussions start to suffer.

As for drisos - if you take a look at the Sword Dojo, you will see that a good chunk of his (actually not that staggeringly high) postcount has nothing to do with spamming

**Mikeus Caesar** · 06-05-2005, 12:49

I have to agree, Drisos doesn't really spam the frontroom as much as you people up on your little clouds of perfection would like to think. I'm not going to name names, but it is actually someone else who does the evil deed of spam.

**Kagemusha** · 06-05-2005, 16:21

Originally Posted by Mikeus Caesar

I have to agree, Drisos doesn't really spam the frontroom as much as you people up on your little clouds of perfection would like to think. I'm not going to name names, but it is actually someone else who does the evil deed of spam.

I agree with Mikeus.About the spamming,I would really like to know what is considered as spamming?Because i have been very active here in Forums lately and posting a lot,so am i a spammer.The only reason why i have posted so much is simply that i like it in here.

**Togakure** · 06-05-2005, 20:42

Shambles is right, and brings up once again a point that I've tried to make several times in the past: if you have an issue with something, direct your criticism at the issue of what has been said, not who said it!

I have a problem with "Pointless Polls." GOOD
I have a problem with Drisos and his "Pointless Polls" NOT SO GOOD
Drisos is a bloody 'tard with all his "Pointless Polls" BAD

The mods are quite keen and can easily determine if discipline is in order for the person responsible for creating an issue. When it comes to "who," they are the ones to speak. Unlike a lot of us, they tend to be more aware of a member's overall contributions to the board.

Yes Drisos has posted some pretty wacky posts--but many patrons have enjoyed them. He makes quality contributions to the Sword Dojo regularly, and goes out of his way to welcome new members and encourage their participation constantly (which is more than many of us can say we do ...). When judging someone's "quality of membership," it really is important to look at the big, overall picture. The mods are, of course, in the best position to do this.

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Nice to see self control and strength of character behind all that happy, enthusiastic friendliness, Drisos. You stood up for yourself without getting out of hand. Well done. Also nice to see other patrons standing up for fairness, etc., in this thread.

**Blodrast** · 06-05-2005, 21:33

First of all, I named no names, and that was intentional.
Secondly, the point of my post was not to single out individuals and yell "Stone 'em to death !", but instead:
- to point out that it is an issue for me
- to see if other people share my feelings, or I am just wacky and imagining things, or I am oversensitive
- if other people feel the same way, we can do something about it.

I've also suggested some of the things I thought might be useful: isolating spam threads, creating a subforum, etc.

The solution is definitely not banning people, and I'd like to point out that I've never even hinted at this. Please re-read my original post. I'm sorry it has gotten that far. There is no need for such immediate drastic measures at all.

Another reason I made this post is because I'm sure some of the posters were not even aware others may qualify their posts as spam, and simply raising the issue may solve the problem. Everyone is entitled to the benefit of the doubt, after all.

I'm pretty sure that now that BKS is back things will go back to normal and we'll get back to living like a big happy family.

And, Tosa, I believe this thread has served its purpose, and you may close it at your discretion. Thank you.